{"id":5575,"date":"2024-11-04T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T12:00:54","slug":"justice-sought-for-the-late-chief-marupi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=5575","title":{"rendered":"Justice Sought for the Late Chief Marupi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family of Chief Marupi, whose real name was Oaheng Nare, is seeking justice following his mysterious and untimely death at the age of 28. He passed away at a Harare health facility after experiencing severe stomach pain and vomiting. The family&#8217;s concerns about foul play were expressed during his burial in Dibilashaba, Gwanda South, where he was laid to rest near his ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Marupi&#8217;s death has sparked widespread attention, with prominent figures, including the President of the Chiefs&#8217; Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, and local government representatives, attending his funeral. A visibly distressed family member warned that those responsible for Marupi&#8217;s death would face consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other chiefs, such as Chief Hwadalala of Gwanda and Chief Sitauze, have echoed the family&#8217;s suspicions, calling for a thorough investigation. Chief Sitauze described Marupi&#8217;s death as &#8220;deeply shocking and hard to believe,&#8221; highlighting their friendship and Marupi&#8217;s jovial nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circumstances Surrounding the Death:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mysterious Illness: Chief Marupi died after experiencing severe stomach pain and vomiting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent Robbery: Armed robbers raided his rural home and stole his official Isuzu vehicle just weeks before his death.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of Guidance: Chief Sitauze emphasized the need for community support and wisdom for young chiefs like Marupi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The community is mourning the loss of Chief Marupi, who leaves behind a wife and son. Village Head Mahla expressed the community&#8217;s sense of loss, saying,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The mountain has fallen; we are left without a place to hide.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube The family of Chief Marupi, whose real name was Oaheng Nare, is seeking justice following his mysterious and untimely death at the age of 28. He passed&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-and-health","category-social-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5575"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5577,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5575\/revisions\/5577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}